Story+1993-04-13+Lyon,+France

“Comment allez-vous? (crowd cheers) merci…c’est une chanson de “Seeds”…”
 * 13.04.93 Lyon, France, intro to “Seeds”**

“This, uh…let me see…c’est une chanson de parents et filles…did I get it right?...a song about fathers and sons…”
 * 13.04.93 Lyon, France, intro to “Adam Raised a Cain”**

“Merci (crowd cheers) this is, uh…this is a song I wrote a while back that…(strums his guitar)…a song I wrote a while back that I never recorded, I guess…some ways it’s a song about the search for that perfect life everybody dreams is waiting out there somewhere in that big mess (chuckles)…this is called “This Hard Land”…”
 * 13.04.93 Lyon, France, intro to “This Hard Land”**

“Alright, thank you (crowd cheers) everybody alright down there? (crowd cheers) anybody need any help getting out of there?...no, alright…”
 * 13.04.93 Lyon, France, intro to “Better Days”**

“(?) chanson de amour (crowd cheers) foi (crowd cheers) espoir (crowd cheers) et sexe (chuckles) (crowd cheers) is that French? (chuckles)…let’s go…” //[“A song about love…faith…hope…and sex”]//
 * 13.04.93 Lyon, France, intro to “Leap of Faith”**

“I drove thousands of miles just to be here tonight…because I got a question that I wanna ask…there’s only one thing I wanna know…I gotta ask some wild French people out there tonight…I know you’re downhearted…I know you’re disappointed…I know you’re depressed …I know your spirit’s been run down…so all I wanna know is…I…I…I …I…I…I…I…I (crowd cheers) is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers)…”
 * 13.04.93 Lyon, France, middle of “Light of Day”**

“Fatigué? (crowd: “No”) fatigué? (crowd: “No”) fatigué? (crowd: “No”)…” //[“Tired?”]//
 * 13.04.93 Lyon, France, intro to “Glory Days”**

“Oh, I hope I get this right…j’aimerais saluer tous mes amis francais (crowd cheers) pour vos support (crowd cheers) thank you…je vous aime (crowd cheers)…” [“I would like to greet my French friends…for your support…I love you…”]
 * 13.04.93 Lyon, France, intro to “Thunder Road”**

“Are you ready, my friends? (crowd cheers)…”
 * 13.04.93 Lyon, France, intro to “Born to Run”**

“C’est très tard, c’est très tard (crowd cheers) c’est très tard (crowd cheers)…” //[“It’s very late…”]//
 * 13.04.93 Lyon, France, intro to “Rockin’ All Over the World”**

//Compiled by Johanna Pirttijärvi//